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A version of this archives appears in print on June 2, 1883, on Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: FLUCTUATIONS IN OIL.; RAPID CHANGES IN PITTSBURG AND MUCH EXCITEMENT AMONG SPECULATORS. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe